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Euskal Bizikleta - 2.HC
Spain, June 1-5, 2005
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Stage 4b - June 4: Elorrio - Abadiño (Matiena) ITT , 13.7km
Herrero tops the TT
By Gabriella Ekström
Race leader Eladio Jimenez (Comunidad Valenciana) survived his crash during stage 4a this morning, and was able to defend his lead against Adrian Palomares (Kaiku), although the three minute gap he had after yesterday's stage is now down to one minute and fifteen seconds. Pre-race overall favourite David Herrero, who has suffered a few hard days after his win in last Sunday's GP Llodio, finally got it right, and won the stage ahead of Liberty Seguros' Angel Vicioso and Luis Leon Sanchez.
How it unfolded
The roads around Elorrio were drying up after the early rainfall when the first of the 87 riders remaining in the race took the start. Orbea's Gorka Arrizabalaga, who started third from the end, was responsible for the first real fast time of the day, and it would last for most of the race. Basque rider David Herrero (Euskaltel) started in the middle of the field, due to the time losses during the opening stages. Herrero, who hasn't been pleased with his riding until this day, said in an interview after the stage that he had really been focusing on this particular time trial, and that he had spent time during the spring improving his time trialling skills.
Although not looking like the classic time triallist, with movements all over the road during the single climb of Axpe Martzana, Herrero's time trial was outstanding, and he was 27 seconds faster than Arrizabalaga over the short course. Shortly after Herrero was Luis Leon Sanchez, and also he seemed to have improved over the night. Sanchez couldn't match Herrero's time but was a good second at the time, only 15 seconds behind the Euskaltel rider.
The winner of stage 1 and stage 4a, Angel Vicioso, had two options at the start. Either he had to risk it all, doing a real fast first part of the race, hoping he'd last the distance, or he could use the stage as one to recover. He chose the first option, and gave it all to match Herrero. It proved too hard for Vicioso to punish Herrero, but his ride secured him the second place in the stage. Carlos Barredo finished off Liberty Seguros' performance by finishing fourth behind team mates Vicioso and Sanchez, and Liberty Seguros is finally performing as most of the world are used to see them.
The final fight of the day was not the fight for the stage win, but one for the overall. Jimenez cannot be blamed for being a time trial expert, but neither can Palomares, who despite this made a huge effort to cut some time between himself and Jimenez in the GC. Jimenez kept the jersey, but by a much smaller advantage than he would have hoped, facing the last, cruel stage of the Euskal Bizikleta tomorrow.
Results
1 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 16.36 (49.52 km/h) 2 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 0.11 3 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 0.15 4 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 0.16 5 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 0.25 7 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 8 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Orbea 0.27 9 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 10 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Team L.P.R. 0.32 11 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.37 12 David George (RSA) Team Barloworld-Valsir 0.38 13 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 0.41 14 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 0.44 15 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 16 Adrian Palomares (Spa) Kaiku 0.45 17 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Team L.P.R. 0.47 18 Dailos Diaz (Spa) Orbea 19 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.50 20 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.58 21 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 22 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 0.59 23 José Adrian Bonilla (CRc) Comunidad Valenciana 1.02 24 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 1.03 25 Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga (Spa) Kaiku 1.05 26 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 27 Ruben Perez (Spa) Orbea 1.06 28 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Kaiku 1.10 29 Carlos Zarate (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 30 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 1.12 31 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Kaiku 1.14 32 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Kaiku 1.17 33 Eric Berthou (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 1.18 34 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Orbea 1.19 35 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Team L.P.R. 1.20 36 Aaron Villegas (Spa) Orbea 1.21 37 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.22 38 Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Team L.P.R. 1.24 39 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 1.28 40 Jure Golcer (Slo) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 41 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) Kaiku 1.29 42 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel 1.30 43 Alessio Galletti (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 1.31 44 Félix Cardenas (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir 1.32 45 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 1.34 46 Gilles Canouet (Fra) Agritubel 47 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Team Barloworld-Valsir 1.36 48 David Etxebarria (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 1.37 49 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 50 Antton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.41 51 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Barloworld-Valsir 1.43 52 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.46 53 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 1.48 54 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 55 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 1.49 56 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1.50 57 Raul Garcia De Mateo (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1.51 58 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 1.53 59 Jose Almagro (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 60 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.54 61 Arkaitz Duran (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.57 62 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 1.58 63 Alessandro Bertuola (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 1.59 64 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel 65 Hubert Dupont (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 2.02 66 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.04 67 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 2.05 68 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Agritubel 2.07 69 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 2.08 70 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 2.09 71 Xabat Ochotorena (Spa) Orbea 2.12 72 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 2.16 73 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 2.17 74 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R. 2.18 75 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.19 76 Jesus Del Nero (Spa) Orbea 2.23 77 Yon Bru (Spa) Kaiku 2.25 78 Luis Perez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 2.29 79 Santo Anza (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 2.31 80 Julio Lopez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 81 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 2.34 82 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 2.35 83 Luca Nardello (Ita) Team L.P.R. 2.48 84 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Kaiku 2.56 85 Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 3.26 87 David Muñoz (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 3.32 Points 1 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 25 pts 2 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 20 3 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 16 4 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 14 5 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 12 6 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 10 7 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 9 8 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Orbea 8 9 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 7 10 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Team L.P.R. 6 11 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5 12 David George (RSA) Team Barloworld-Valsir 4 13 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 3 14 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 2 15 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 1 Teams 1 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 50.30.00 2 Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.11 3 Team Barloworld-Valsir 1.02 4 Orbea 1.38 5 Naturino-Sapore di Mare 1.55 6 Team L.P.R. 1.57 7 Kaiku 2.18 8 Comunidad Valenciana 2.20 9 R.A.G.T. Semences 3.13 10 Saunier Duval-Prodir 3.39 11 Relax Fuenlabrada 4.04 12 Agritubel 4.21 13 Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 4.23 General classification after stage 4b 1 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 14.30.44 2 Adrian Palomares (Spa) Kaiku 1.15 3 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.54 4 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5.47 5 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 5.49 6 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Team L.P.R. 5.58 7 David George (RSA) Team Barloworld-Valsir 6.12 8 Jure Golcer (Slo) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 6.35 9 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 7.12 10 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 7.22 11 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 8.02 12 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 8.04 13 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Team L.P.R. 8.49 14 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Kaiku 9.00 15 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 10.05 16 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 10.21 17 Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga (Spa) Kaiku 10.28 18 Dailos Diaz (Spa) Orbea 10.38 19 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 10.44 20 Yon Bru (Spa) Kaiku 11.18 21 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Orbea 13.25 22 Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Team L.P.R. 13.30 23 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Barloworld-Valsir 13.49 24 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) Kaiku 14.19 25 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 14.33 26 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 14.53 27 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 15.58 28 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 16.14 29 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 16.47 30 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 16.52 31 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 19.13 32 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Kaiku 21.19 33 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Team Barloworld-Valsir 22.39 34 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 24.38 35 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 26.29 36 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Kaiku 26.47 37 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 27.28 38 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 27.46 39 Raul Garcia De Mateo (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 28.19 40 José Adrian Bonilla (CRc) Comunidad Valenciana 30.27 41 Félix Cardenas (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir 30.51 42 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 31.22 43 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 32.03 44 Christophe Rinero (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 32.46 45 Ruben Perez (Spa) Orbea 34.45 46 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 34.48 47 Luis Perez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 36.12 48 Santo Anza (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 38.57 49 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 40.14 50 Alessandro Bertuola (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 41.00 51 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R. 41.21 52 David Etxebarria (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 41.35 53 Ludovic Martin (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 42.12 54 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 42.17 55 Antton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 42.58 56 Eric Berthou (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 42.59 57 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 43.05 58 Jose Almagro (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 43.08 59 Alessio Galletti (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 43.12 60 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 43.37 61 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 44.17 62 Carlos Zarate (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 44.36 63 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 45.32 64 Hubert Dupont (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 45.39 65 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel 45.49 66 Aaron Villegas (Spa) Orbea 49.27 67 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 49.49 68 Luca Nardello (Ita) Team L.P.R. 49.50 69 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 51.01 70 Nicolas Reynaud (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 51.20 71 Gilles Canouet (Fra) Agritubel 52.00 72 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Team L.P.R. 53.39 73 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 54.36 74 Jesus Del Nero (Spa) Orbea 56.23 75 Alexandr Arekeev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 56.51 76 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 56.57 77 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Agritubel 57.09 78 Xabat Ochotorena (Spa) Orbea 57.29 79 Cedric Coutouly (Fra) Agritubel 57.37 80 Julio Lopez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1.00.59 81 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Kaiku 1.01.07 82 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 1.01.38 83 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1.01.55 84 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Orbea 1.03.46 85 Arkaitz Duran (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.04.56 86 David Muñoz (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 1.06.55 Points classification 1 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 72 pts 2 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 39 3 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 39 4 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 33 5 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 31 6 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Team L.P.R. 31 7 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 30 8 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 27 9 Yon Bru (Spa) Kaiku 27 10 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 25 11 Adrian Palomares (Spa) Kaiku 24 12 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Team L.P.R. 24 13 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 24 14 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 22 15 Jure Golcer (Slo) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 18 16 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 17 17 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 16 18 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 16 19 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 16 20 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 16 21 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 15 22 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Team Barloworld-Valsir 12 23 David George (RSA) Team Barloworld-Valsir 11 24 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 11 25 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10 26 Jose Almagro (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 10 27 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 9 28 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R. 9 29 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 8 30 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Orbea 8 31 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7 32 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 7 33 David Etxebarria (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 6 34 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Kaiku 4 35 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 4 36 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 3 37 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 3 38 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 3 39 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 2 Mountains classification 1 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 37 pts 2 Jure Golcer (Slo) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 16 3 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 15 4 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 12 5 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 10 6 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 10 7 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 9 8 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Team Barloworld-Valsir 9 9 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 6 10 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 6 11 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5 12 Adrian Palomares (Spa) Kaiku 4 13 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4 14 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) Kaiku 4 15 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4 16 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3 17 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Barloworld-Valsir 3 18 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Team L.P.R. 2 19 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Team L.P.R. 1 20 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 1 21 Jose Almagro (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1 Metas volantes classification 1 Luis Perez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 10 pts 2 Jose Almagro (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 4 3 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 3 4 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Kaiku 3 5 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 3 6 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 3 7 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3 8 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3 9 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 10 Félix Cardenas (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir 2 11 Hubert Dupont (Fra) R.A.G.T. Semences 2 12 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 2 13 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Team L.P.R. 1 14 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Team Barloworld-Valsir 1 15 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 1 16 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Barloworld-Valsir 1 17 Alessandro Bertuola (Ita) Naturino-Sapore di Mare 1 Teams classification 1 Team Barloworld-Valsir 43.43.55 2 Comunidad Valenciana 4.37 3 Kaiku 6.18 4 Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.05 5 Team L.P.R. 10.12 6 Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 11.03 7 Naturino-Sapore di Mare 22.17 8 Orbea 32.28 9 Saunier Duval-Prodir 39.00 10 R.A.G.T. Semences 43.52 11 Acqua & Sapone-Adria Mobil 1.00.39 12 Relax Fuenlabrada 1.20.06 13 Agritubel 1.58.36
