29th Clasica a los Puertos - 1.1

Spain, August 20, 2006

2005 Results Results Past winners

Plaza carries Comunidad Valenciana home

By Antonio J. Salmerón

Comunidad Valenciana rider Rubén Plaza took an authoritative victory in the final sprint ahead of Jon Bru (Kaiku), Eladio Jiménez (Comunidad Valenciana) and Pablo Lastras (Illes Balears) in the Clasica los Puertos. The four riders were the best of a 12 man break, while the main peloton arrived 4 minutes and 5 seconds later, with Oscar Pereiro in 27th.

The Clásica de Los Puertos saw a battle between Kaiku and Comunidad Valenciana. The climbs of Los Leones (Cat. 2) and Navacerrada (Cat. 1) were less decisive than previously; neither were the four passages of the climb of La Serranilla (Cat. 3), twice at the beginning and twice at the end of the race.

Results - 146 km

1 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana             3.11.45 (45.684 km/h)
2 Jon Bru (Spa) Kaiku                                       
3 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 
4 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Baleares       
5 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                           0.17
6 Fco. Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan        0.18
7 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Kaiku                            0.43
8 Victor Mawuel Garcia (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos           
9 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Baleares        
10 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                
11 José A. Pecharroman (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           
12 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana         0.46
13 Javier Moreno (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos             4.05
14 Raul Alarcon (Spa) Spanish National Team                 
15 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                
16 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                 
17 Ignacio Sarabia (Mex) Spiuk                              
18 Juan Carlos Fernandez (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos         
19 Aaron Villegas (Spa) Orbea                               
20 Jorge Perez (Spa) Spanish National Team                  
21 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                     
22 Ivan Velasco (Spa) Orbea                                 
23 Gorka Amuriza (Spa) Orbea                                
24 Gerardo Fernandez (Arg) Viña Magna-Cropu                 
25 Sergio Escobar (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                
26 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Baleares     
27 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Baleares      
28 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) Kaiku                             
29 Jose Antonio Arroyo (Spa) Spiuk                          
30 Ivan Gilmartin (Spa) Kaiku                               
31 David Rodriguez (Spa) Spanish National Team              
32 Marcos Garcia (Spa) Spanish National Team                
33 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Kaiku                               
34 Juan Carlos Lopez (Col) Grupo Nicolas Mateos             
35 Inigo Lazkano (Spa) Orbea                                
36 Antonio Piedra (Spa) Spanish National Team               
37 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                             
38 Alberto Rodriguez (Spa) Massi                            
39 Mario Sanchez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                
40 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan            
41 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Baleares    
42 Juan José Abril (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                   
43 José Herrada (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                      
44 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Relax-Gam                      4.11
45 Vicente Peiro (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana             4.27
46 Adrian Palomares (Spa) Kaiku                             
47 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana            4.38
48 Joaquin Soler (Spa) Massi                            5.10
49 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Comunidad Valenciana              6.08
50 Ruben Martinez (Spa) Spanish National Team           7.24
51 Jose A. Carrasco (Spa) Spanish National Team        13.48
52 Fco. José Terciado (Spa) Relax-Gam                       
53 Luis Maldonado (Spa) Massi                               
54 Victor Hernandez (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos              
55 Fernando Herrero (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos              
56 David Gutierrez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan

Past Winners

2005 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse D'Epargne 
2004 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Costa de Almeria-Paternina      
2003 Denis Menchov (Rus) iBanesto.com 
2002 Josep Jufre (Spa) Boavista 
2001 Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca
2000 Francisco Mancebo (Spa)
1999 Miguel-Angel Martin-Perdiguero (Spa)
1998 Marcos-Antonio Serrano (Spa)
1997 Manuel Beltran (Spa)
1996 Fernando Escartin (Spa)
1995 Angel-Luis Casero (Spa)
1993 Miguel Indurain (Spa)
1992 Nestor Mora (Col)
1991 Pedro Delgado (Spa)
1990 Stephen Hodge (Aus)
1989 Jokin Mujika (Spa)
1988 Laudelino Cubino (Spa)
1986 Laudelino Cubino (Spa)
 
Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com