Spanish Championships - CN

Móstoles, Spain, June 23-25, 2006

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Day 1 - June 23: Elite/U23/Amateur men time trials, 36.7/14.7 km

Tauler surprises with the gold medal

By Antonio J. Salmerón

Toni Tauler (3 Molinos Resort Murcia) has won the Spanish national time trial championship in Móstoles.. Tauler, who is renowned for his efforts against the clock during his career, was fastest at all the intermediate time checks, confirming his status as a favourite.

Rubén Plaza (Comunidad Valenciana), another specialist, finished second at 15 seconds, while David Herrero (Euskaltel Euskadi) was third at 27 seconds. Reigning Spanish champion Jose Iván Gutiérrez (Caisse D'Epargne-Illes Balears), Sergi Escobar (Grupo Nicolás Mateos Murcia), and Santos González (3 Molinos Resort Murcia), who was second in 2005, were all well off the pace.

Tauler's director Robert Torres said after the finish, "Toni has ridden the time trial of his life. He flew on the road and at any given moment, you saw that his time trial was going to be hard to beat by any rider, and luckily only Rubén Plaza came near. The fact is that we have had an exceptional day, after the triumph of Javier Chacón in the U23 race."

Results

Elite Men
 
1 Antonio Tauler (3 Molinos Resort)             44.25 (49.576 km/h)
2 Rubén Plaza (Comunidad Valenciana)             0.15
3 David Herrero (Euskaltel Euskadi)              0.27
4 Juan Gomis (Comunidad Valenciana)              0.32
5 José Rafael Martínez (Relax Gam Fuenlabrad)    0.34
6 José Iván Gutiérrez (Caisse D'pargne I. B)     0.52
7 Carlos Sastre (Team CSC)                       0.53
8 José Mario Almagro (Relax Gam Fuenlabrad)          
9 Carles Torrent (Viña Magna Cropusa)            0.55
10 Manuel Lloret (Comunidad Valenciana)          1.04
11 Isidro Nozal (Astana-Würth)                   1.29
12 Jesús Del Nero (3 Molinos Resort)                 
13 Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana-Würth)              1.43
14 Alberto Contador (Astana-Würth)               1.47
15 Josu Agirre (Orbea)                           2.04
16 José Ruiz (Andalucía Paul Versa)              2.25
17 Santos González (3 Molinos Resort)            2.42
18 Jorge Azanza (Kaiku)                          2.46
19 Jesús Tendero (Viña Magna Cropusa)            2.47
20 Sergi Escobar (Grupo Nicolás Mateos)          2.55
21 Aarón Villegas (Orbea)                        3.04
22 Fernando Torres (Spiuk Extremadura)           3.20
23 Jose Antonio Arroyo (Spiuk Extremadura)       3.34
24 Mario De Sarraga (Relax Gam Fuenlabrad)       3.49
25 Fco. José Martínez (Andalucía Paul Versa)     3.53
26 Gustavo César (Kaiku)                         3.59
27 Alan Pérez (Eukaltel Euskadi)                 4.14
28 Pablo De Pedro (Grupo Nicolás Mateos)         5.33
29 Arkaitz Durán (Saunier Duval Prodir)          5.48
30 Iván Melero (Orbea)                           6.05
 
U23 Men
 
1 Javier Chacón (Murciana)                      18.16 (48.285 km/h)
2 José María Alcaraz (Murciana)                  0.15
3 Luis Enrique Puertas (C. Leonesa)              0.20
4 Rubén Martínez (Madrileña)                     0.22
5 Beñat Intxausti (Vasca)                        0.25
6 Serafín Martínez (Gallega)                     0.30
7 Gonzalo Rabuñal (Gallega)                          
8 Francisco J. Martínez (Valenciana)             0.31
9 Javier Aramendía (Navarra)                     0.32
10 Egoitz García (Vasca)                         0.33
11 Javier Abril (C. Leonesa)                     0.37
12 Cecilio Gutierrez (Andalucia)                 0.39
13 Fausto Lorenzo (Madrileña)                        
14 Pedro Palou (Balear)                          0.47
15 Pedro Jose Vera (Murciana)                    0.48
16 David Abal (Gallega)                              
17 Mario Cortés (C. Manchega)                        
18 Máximo S. Cuesta (Cántabra)                   0.52
19 Javier Iriarte (Navarra)                      0.54
20 Andoni Lafuente (Vasca)                           
21 Joan Font (Catalana)                          1.04
22 Abraham Martín (Canaria)                      1.06
23 Jordi Marine (Catalana)                       1.11
24 Rafael Serrano (C. Manchega)                  1.12
25 José Vicente Toribio (C. Manchega)            1.14
26 Pedro Gutiérrez (Madrileña)                   1.16
27 Rafael Valls (Valenciana)                     1.33
28 Javier Ruiz (Aragonesa)                       1.36
29 Santiago Prat (Catalana)                      1.38
30 David Navarro (Valenciana)                    1.39
31 Víctor Herrero (Aragonesa)                    1.45
32 Fco Javier Alonso (C. Leonesa)                1.46
33 Augusto Callejo (Andalucia)                   1.49
34 Luis Angel Mate (Andalucia)                   1.54
35 Alberto Ramos (Cántabra)                      1.55
36 Ignacio Guerra (Canaria)                      2.02
37 Juan Fco. Mundiñano (Navarra)                 2.33
38 Eloy Carral (Cántabra)                        3.02
39 Fernando Santas (Aragonesa)                   3.20
 
Amateurs
 
1 Fco.José Villalgordo (F.C. Barcelona)         17.46 (49.644 km/h)
2 José A. Carrasco (Alfus Tedes)                 0.08
3 José Manuel Cuesta (Soctec Construccione)      0.11
4 Sebastiá Franco (F.C. Barcelona)                   
5 David Muntaner (Fed. Balear)                   0.12
6 David Martin (Cafés Baqué)                     0.25
7 Asier Maeztu (Bidelan Kirolgi)                 0.27
8 Manuel Jiménez (Soctec Construccione)          0.34
9 Francisco Torrella (Alfus Tedes)               0.44
10 José Luis Ruiz (Garcamps Com. Valenc)         0.45
11 Alberto Martos (Pat.Dep. Fuenlabrada)         0.50
12 Francisco Gutiérrez (Cafés Baqué)             1.00
13 Hernán Ponce (Camargo Roper)                  1.03
14 David García (Cai)                            1.16
15 Mikel Aitor Motriko (Camargo Roper)               
16 Javier Vega (Diput. León-Idea Da)             1.38
17 Iker Aramendía (Bidelan Kirolgi)              1.49
18 Cesar Neira (Pat.Dep. Fuenlabrada)            2.09
19 Fco.José Pacheco (Garcamps Com. Valenc)       2.22
20 Saúl Nieto (Diput. León-Idea Da)              2.34