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Euskal Bizikleta - 2.1
Spain, June 2-6, 2004
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Stage 3 - June 4: Agurain - Bidegoian, 154.1 km
Liberty trifecta
By Martin Hardie in Bidegoian
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Angel Vicioso of Liberty Seguros got one back on Saunier's Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero today when he finally secured himself a stage victory after two day's as the bridesmaid. But more decisively for the longer term is the fact that Manolo Saiz, Roberto Heras and co. in Liberty Seguros pulled another one over the rest of the field and have put themselves in a strong position to defend the leadership - and it is a strong position with three options. As a result of the goings on atop San Ageda, the day's last Cat. 1 climb, Liberty now have three riders, Vicioso, Gil and Heras, sharing the lead 26 seconds ahead of Zubeldia of Euskaltel and Txema del Olmo of Maia.
154 kilometres doesn't sound much in the scale of things, but add in five categorised climbs and a whole host of others that supposedly don't count and you get an idea of why the results look the way they do - another tough day in the office in Pais Vasco for the peloton and today Cyclingnews got to see it up close and dangerous from the front row seat courtesy of Maia Milaneza's Director Manuel Zeferino at the controls.
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Liberty Seguros played their cards hard and poker faced again today and with it brought about the third decisive selection this race has seen. And as has been the way over this week, the other teams were allowed to do their thing whilst Liberty waited for the legs to be drained before they laid their cards on the table.
Today's play of the day caused a bit of a stir as it transpired, and it occurred within the final eight kilometres of the race during the last kilometres of the tough San Ageda climb before the habitual Basque plunge to the finish line in the valley floor below.
Earlier in the day as the route meandered through narrow open farm roads, past bright green fields peppered with gold and red flowers, a sizeable group slipped away and commenced to give itself some time before the day's fun began in earnest. The group that left the cover of the peloton at the 15 km mark was: Mauro Facci, Julian Sanchez (Fassa), Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano, Carlos Barredo (Liberty), Unai Etxebarria (Euskaltel), Xabier Zandio, Jose Arrieta (Illes Baleares), Claudio Lucchini, Simone Bertoletti (Lampre), Gustavo Domingues (relax), Giampaolo Chuela (Vini Caldirola), Anthony Charteau (La Boulangère), Staf Scheirlinckx (Cofidis) and Juan Carlos Dominguez (Saunier Duval). Behind them, Antonio Olmo (Kelme) set off in pursuit, but just missed the boat.
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Kelme's Olmo never made it but he did manage to get close. He was absorbed as the route floored the Deba valley in Arasate. The group, however, had managed to get a gap of nearly six and a half minutes. Over the first categorised climb of the day, the Cat. 2 Deskarga, which straddled the route after 57 kilometres, Xabi Zandio, Julian Sanchez, Arrieta and Charteau caused things to fracture. They were closely pursued by Barredo, Etxebarria and Bertoletti, while the rest fell to about 200 metres behind. The lead group remained splintered off and on for another 23 km, over the Cat. 3 Aztiria, but on the unclassified "repetxo" before the sprint at Ormaiztegi the 14 riders regrouped. Within ten kilometres though, the gap was starting to fall - at this point by about a minute and a half to 4'33.
At the summit of the snaking Cat. 2 Mandubia after 91.4 km, the gap was down to 2'30. On this climb, the effects of the continual climbing, descending and catching up really started to make an effect on the peloton behind. Numerous riders, were off the back, including former World Champion Romans Vainsteins and the Russo-Italianos of LPR, who seemed to be off on every drag upwards, fighting their way through the convoy up and navigating at high speed down to try and regain a place within the fold. These efforts meant that by the start of the first Cat. 1, the Urraki, many had nothing left in the tank to give in their attempts to try and remain in contact.
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The Urraki criss-crosses its way up out of a deep narrow valley, exposed for the early slopes. Maia's Director Zerafino told his team, notably young Portuguese neo-pro Bruno Pires, to hold their horses and to hang in with Txema del Olmo. As we climbed into the Maia car, there was a continual string of riders coming back to us, attacks were made ahead, such as by Baque's Felix Cardenas, but it wasn't long before we passed each protagonist in the car, their tanks were spent after one go at the front.
Ahead, Vicioso and Dominguez of Saunier were lifting the pace and what remained of the peloton was out of the saddle, strung out trying to hold their wheels. Etxebarria and Laiseka joined in the festivities as by now the peloton had wholly absorbed the day's principal break. The climb seemed to go on and on. Didier Rous passed us, going back and he was, to say the least, well accompanied by other companions of the route.
Finally, the top, and then a steep, narrow, wooded road, not in the least the smoothest road in the Basque country, and the remains of the peloton were hurtling down, back wheels skipping as the surface changed character where it has been repatched over time. It leveled out with less than 30 kilometres left, and then we seemed to descend for an eternity. The TV reception in the car failed us as the valley walled us in on either side, but we knew Sylvain Chavanel went solo through this next stretch. Liberty's Serrano punctured and Barredo slowed down, waiting for his teammate. Manolo wanted everyone to the fore for the day's final encounter.
Down, down towards Azpeitia and Chavanel had pulled 25 seconds out of the bag, then he had 35 seconds as we hooked hard left. Three kilometres left across the valley floor, 8.5 km up Santa Ageda and then 5 km down to the finish at Bidegoian. At the beginning of the climb, Chavanel had conserved 31 seconds of his lead. A kilometre up the climb he had 21 seconds. We passed the remnants. Unai, Joseba Zubeldia, Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano, Paternina's Jonathon Gonzalez, Saunier's Joaquim Rodriguez (who already is being touted as a future Vuelta winner), and three more Paterninas came back to us as Euskaltel put down the hammer on the climb. The road switched right and steepened around a curve and we found Chavanel, who was soon to be relieved of his lead.
Then the drama of the day commenced. Laiseka attacked, the Euskaltel climber really giving it heaps and put an immediate gap between him and the group. Vicioso managed to bridge to him and they commenced to widen their advantage. Euskaltel and Liberty seemed content to let them go, meaning that Buenahora and del Olmo among others had to take up the slack.
Laiseka created the largest gap seen so far in three stages of climbing. He and Vicioso soon managed to make 40 seconds of space between them and the group with half of the final climb still ahead. They powered across a false flat and then all of a sudden it is over, Vicioso turned it off. Of the two he would easily take the sprint. But Manolo seemed to have had other ideas.
Laiseka was not happy, screaming, waving his arms, using language that we can't repeat on a family oriented website such as this. He was waving at the TV motor cycle, pointing at Vicioso. It was all over. Heras and co. had arrived and there were now three Libertys: Heras, Gil, Vicioso, with Laiseka and Zubeldia, and Txema del Olmo.
Liberty put the pedal to the metal and Euskaltel and the others were put into difficulty: the race was still ascending and Heras, Gil and Vicioso left the other three behind. Laiseka wanted to chase but needed also to look after Zubeldia. Txema del Olmo worked in vain and by the top, the three Libertys managed to open a gap of more than fifteen seconds. As the chasers neared the summit, Baque's emerging star Peio Arreitunandia got across to join them.
From the top it was basically 5 kilometres down and across a 500 metre false flat to the finish. Liberty's poker faced game gave them a one, two, three. Vicioso got his victory after two days of coming second to Perdi. Liberty now dominates the GC, 26 seconds ahead of Zubeldia and del Olmo.
Tomorrow is a split day - a short 82.5 road stage: another one that is on paper an 'easy stage'. And then what might be decisive later in the afternoon, a short but tight 15 km time trial.
The contenders have now been thinned again, thanks to another move by Manolo's boys. You could say there are now five. Of the three Libertys, the inside word we got from Marino Lejarreta is that Vicioso might have a little advantage in the afternoon over Heras. Maia's Director, Manuel Zeferino doesn't think the tiny Txema del Olmo has the power on the flat to pick up the time he lost today against the clock.
Zubeldia has come here stating that he was more interested in a stage win and a podium position, and that he didn't want to go all out for the victory before his major meeting in July. Whether there is a little rage in the Euskaltel camp as a result of today and events earlier in the week may or may not influence that outlook. But at the moment it might come down to Zubeldia battling the clock and the three Libertys tomorrow afternoon to set himself up for a podium position on Sunday.
Photography
Images by AFP Photo
- A marshal warns the riders during stage 3
- Racing through Bidegoian during stage 3 of the Euskal Bizikleta
- Angel Vicioso (Liberty Seguros) wins the third stage ahead of Roberto Heras and Koldo Gil, a Liberty Seguros 1-2-3
- Angel Vicioso (Liberty Seguros) lets fly with the spray
Images by Martin Hardie
- Paulo Barroso (Milaneza Maia) is watched carefully by reporter Martin Hardie.
- The view from the car of Milaneza Maia DS Manuel Zeferino.
- Down we go...
- ... and go...
- ... and go...
- ... and go.
- A Milaneza Maia rider struggles up the climb.
- "Geez, it's not so bad in the car," thinks reporter Martin Hardie.
- By the start of the first Cat. 1, the Urraki, many had nothing left in the tank to give in their attempts to try and remain in contact.
- Water, please.
- Milaneza Maia DS Manuel Zeferino contemplates the team's strategy for the day.
Results
1 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros 4.07.31 2 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros 3 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros 4 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque 0.26 5 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza Maia 6 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.31 9 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.58 11 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 12 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 13 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 14 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre 1.19 15 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 16 Tom Danielson (USA) Fassa Bortolo 17 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 18 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 19 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 1.26 20 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 1.35 21 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque 2.05 22 David Herrero (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 2.59 23 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 24 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 25 Unai Yus (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere 26 Francisco Palacio (Spa) Cafes Baque 3.57 27 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 4.06 28 Lander Euba (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 29 Mikel Elgezabal (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 30 Bruno Pires (Por) Milaneza Maia 31 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 6.04 32 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 6.15 33 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 34 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 7.42 35 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 36 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 37 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre 9.06 38 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 39 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 40 Jokin Ormaetxea (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 41 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 42 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 43 Claudio Lucchini (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 11.21 44 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 13.53 45 Peter Farazjin (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 14.11 46 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 47 Paolo Longo (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 48 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 49 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 50 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros 51 Ivan Parra (Col) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 52 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre 53 Alvaro Glez. Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 54 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 55 Hugo Sabido (Por) Milaneza Maia 56 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 57 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 14.56 58 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 17.27 59 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 60 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque 61 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 62 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 63 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros 18.13 64 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 21.10 65 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza Maia 66 Marco Gili (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 67 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 68 Giulio Tomi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 69 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere 70 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza Maia 71 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre 72 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque 73 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 74 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza Maia 75 Lizuarte Manuel Martins (Por) Milaneza Maia 76 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 77 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 78 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 79 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque 80 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros 81 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 82 Jose Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 83 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 84 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 85 Marco Cavallari (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 86 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 87 Claudio Astolfi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 88 Luis Perez Romero (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 89 Mauro Santanbrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 90 Antonio Olmo (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 91 Alessandro D'andrea (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 92 Luca Nardello (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 93 Dimitri Konyshev (Rus) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 94 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 95 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 96 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 97 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Lampre 98 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie DNF Christophe Kern (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere DNF Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre DNF Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto DNF Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo DNF Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone DNF Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone DNF Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol DNF Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Relax-Bodysol DNF Hector Guerra (Spa) Relax-Bodysol DNF Luca Celli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie DNF Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo Points 1 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros 25 pts 2 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros 20 3 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros 16 4 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque 14 5 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza Maia 12 6 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10 7 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9 8 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 8 9 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7 10 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6 11 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 5 12 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 4 13 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 3 14 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre 2 15 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 1 Mountains Deskarga - Cat. 2, km 58 1 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 6 pts 2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4 3 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 2 Aztiria - Cat. 3, km 68 1 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 3 pts 2 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 1 Mandubia - Cat. 2, km 91 1 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 6 pts 2 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros 4 3 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 Urraki - Cat. 1, km 116 1 1 Alvaro Glez. Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 10 pts 2 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 8 3 David Herrero (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 6 4 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 4 5 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 2 Santa Ageda - Cat. 1, km 48 1 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros 10 pts 2 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros 8 3 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros 6 4 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4 5 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 Metas volantes Legazpi, km 63.4 1 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 3 pts 2 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros 2 3 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1 Ormaiztegi, km 83 1 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 3 pts 2 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros 2 3 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 1 Teams 1 Liberty Seguros 12.22.33 2 Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.23 3 Cafes Baque 6.28 4 Costa de Almeria - Paternina 8.24 5 Saunier Duval - Prodir 9.11 6 Cofidis, le credit par telephone 11.23 7 Kelme - Comdad. Valenciana 16.28 8 Brioches La Boulangere 18.20 9 Milaneza - Maia 18.43 10 Fassa Bortolo 21.34 11 Lampre 24.36 12 Illes Balears - Banesto 32.48 13 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 36.29 14 Vini Caldirola 36.56 15 Relax-Bodysol 38.20 16 T. L.P.R. Piacenza 41.37 General classification after stage 3 1 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros 12.12.37 2 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros 3 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros 4 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.26 5 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza Maia 6 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.31 7 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.53 8 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.58 9 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 10 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 11 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 12 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 1.38 13 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque 1.46 14 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 2.18 15 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre 2.39 16 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 2.45 17 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 2.52 18 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 2.59 19 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 3.57 20 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque 4.27 21 Tom Danielson (USA) Fassa Bortolo 5.33 22 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 23 Francisco Palacio (Spa) Cafes Baque 6.19 24 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 6.28 25 Lander Euba (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 26 Mikel Elgezabal (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 27 Bruno Pires (Por) Milaneza Maia 7.02 28 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 8.10 29 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 9.08 30 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 10.04 31 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 10.05 32 Unai Yus (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere 10.15 33 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 10.18 34 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre 11.28 35 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 36 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 11.56 37 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 12.03 38 David Herrero (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 12.56 39 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 40 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 13.20 41 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 14.01 42 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 15.04 43 Ivan Parra (Col) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 16.06 44 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 16.22 45 Hugo Sabido (Por) Milaneza Maia 16.33 46 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 16.40 47 Peter Farazjin (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 17.07 48 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 18.07 49 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 18.25 50 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 51 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 18.47 52 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros 20.07 53 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros 20.08 54 Alvaro Glez. Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 20.12 55 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre 20.26 56 Paolo Longo (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 57 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 21.41 58 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 22.49 59 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque 23.13 60 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 24.06 61 Mauro Santanbrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 25.24 62 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 27.24 63 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza Maia 27.25 64 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 65 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza Maia 66 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 67 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 68 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 28.17 69 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere 28.54 70 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza Maia 31.07 71 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 72 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 73 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque 32.34 74 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 33.25 75 Jose Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 33.36 76 Jokin Ormaetxea (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 36.19 77 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre 37.57 78 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Liberty Seguros 79 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 41.39 80 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 81 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 44.23 82 Claudio Lucchini (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 45.00 83 Lizuarte Manuel Martins (Por) Milaneza Maia 45.04 84 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 48.23 85 Antonio Olmo (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 86 Marco Gili (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 51.16 87 Giulio Tomi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 52.05 88 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 89 Marco Cavallari (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 90 Luis Perez Romero (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 91 Luca Nardello (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 92 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 93 Dimitri Konyshev (Rus) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 54.34 94 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Lampre 95 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 54.49 96 Claudio Astolfi (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 97 Alessandro D'andrea (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 98 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque 56.00 Points classification 1 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros 65 pts 2 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 56 3 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros 39 4 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 35 5 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol 30 6 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 28 7 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza Maia 26 8 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros 25 9 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 17 10 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque 14 11 Didier Rous (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 14 12 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 13 13 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 13 14 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 11 15 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 8 16 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 7 17 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 6 18 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 5 19 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 4 20 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre 3 21 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 3 22 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 2 23 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 1 24 Ivan Parra (Col) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme 1 Mountains classification 1 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros 18 pts 2 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 17 3 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros 12 4 Alvaro Glez. Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 11 5 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 10 6 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 8 7 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 7 8 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 6 9 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros 6 10 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 11 David Herrero (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 6 12 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 13 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4 14 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros 4 15 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 3 16 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 17 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros 2 18 Paolo Longo (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 2 19 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 2 20 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque 1 21 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 1 22 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque 1 Metas volantes classification 1 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 6 pts 2 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque 6 3 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros 4 4 Hugo Sabido (Por) Milaneza Maia 4 5 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 3 6 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto 3 7 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1 8 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina 1 9 Giulio Tomi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie 1 10 Mauro Santanbrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.-Piacenza Management SRL 1 Teams classification 1 Liberty Seguros 36.37.51 2 Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.50 3 Saunier Duval - Prodir 11.04 4 Cafes Baque 12.13 5 Costa de Almeria - Paternina 14.07 6 Cofidis, le credit par telephone 14.38 7 Kelme - Comdad. Valenciana 20.29 8 Milaneza - Maia 24.01 9 Brioches La Boulangere 27.36 10 Lampre 30.40 11 Fassa Bortolo 31.28 12 Illes Balears - Banesto 39.50 13 Vini Caldirola 54.41 14 T. L.P.R. Piacenza 56.20 15 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 57.50 16 Relax-Bodysol 59.21
