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16th Challenge Volta a Mallorca - 1.1 (x5) - 1.1
Spain, February 11-15, 2007
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Stage 5 - February 15: Trofeo Calvia (1.1), Magalluf - Palmanova, 149.3 km
Etxebarria lands stage while Leon Sanchez nets overall
By Shane Stokes in Palmanova, Majorca
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Luis Leon Sanchez has delighted his team’s co-sponsors by taking the final overall victory in the Challenge Volta a Mallorca today. Following good team-work by his Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears [Baleric Islands] companions during the concluding 147.6 kilometre stage, the 23 year old Spaniard finished safely in the main bunch and thus ended the five-day race some eight seconds clear of Vladimir Gusev (Discovery Channel), Ezequiel Mosquera (Karpin Galicia) and Alberto Fernandez (Saunier Duval-Prodir).
Stage two winner Vicente Reynes (Illes Balears – Caisse d’Epargne) and José Adrian Bonilla (Fuerteventura-Canarias) were a further ten seconds back in fifth and sixth, with Reynes taking the prize for best Mallorcan rider in the race.
Apart from Sanchez, the day’s other big winner was Unai Extebarria of the Euskaltel-Euskadi team. The Venezuelan jumped away close to the line on Palmanova’s sunny seafront and held off the rest of the 36 man front group, with Francisco José Ventoso (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Murilo Fischer (Liquigas), David Kopp (Gerolsteiner) and Reynes filling the minor placings.
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Sanchez was delighted with the victory. "First of all I want to thank all my team-mates because they did an exceptional job, from the very first to the very last kilometre of the stage," he stated. "They really helped me to win the Challenge and I feel very motivated to go on training and preparing myself for my first main objective, which will be Paris-Nice. I will take part in the Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana, without any pressure, but if I can win something there too, why not!"
Extebarria won the same stage three years ago, also with an attack close to the finish, and said that this knowledge helped once again. "I have been a long time in cycling and did this stage many times. It is tough, it has some medium-mountains and it meant that there was a reduced group at the finish
"The stage was very fast, very hard and my team worked very well, as they did throughout this race. I was preparing the sprint for Koldo [Fernandez] but in the final kilometre things changed and I attacked, as I did when I won here before. I am very happy as it is my first victory [this season]."
The tough, undulating stage was marked by a long-distance breakaway by Angel Vallejo (Relax Gam) and Beñat Albizuri (Euskaltel Euskadi) but diminutive mountains leader Jorge Ferrio (Andalucia – Cajasur) did a good job of mopping up the remaining KOM points, dominating that category. Tomas Vaitkus (Discovery Channel) finished on top in the meta volantes (hot spot sprints) classification and Saunier Duval came out on best in the teams’ competition.
How it unfolded
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199 riders started the fifth and final stage in Magalluf, a popular holiday resort destination on the south west of Mallorca. They rolled out under cloudless blue skies and 18 degree temperatures for what would be a testing 147.6 loop finishing in nearby Palmanova, taking in two third cat climbs and three seconds category ascents along the way.
Bernhard Eisel (T-Mobile Team), Angel Vallejo (Relax Gam) and Beñat Albizuri (Euskaltel Euskadi) attacked three kilometres after the drop of the flag and, one kilometre later, passed through the meta volantes sprint in Calvià in that order. Eisel lost contact nine kilometres into the stage and by the top of the second category climb of Sa Gramola (km 22), prime winner Albizuri and Vallejo were 2’32 ahead of the Austrian and a further 30 seconds up on the peloton.
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36 kilometres were covered in the first hour and at this point, the two leaders had a gap of 4’03. Very soon afterwards Oscar García (Relax-Gam) and Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) crashed. Albizuri and Vallejo were sharing out the primes between them, the former taking first at the top of the second category climbs Coll d’en Claret (km 52) and Coll de Soller (km 84) while Vallejo nabbed the points at the meta volantes sprint in between.
Meanwhile the peloton was gaining after what had been a maximum deficit of 4’17 and at the top of the Soller, the splintering main bunch was just 30” back. Jorge Ferrio (Andalucia-Cajasur) had started the day leading the mountains classification and he was making a strong defence, taking third there and also on the first ascent of the d’en Claret.
The two leaders were finally hauled back after 94 kilometres of racing. Soon afterwards Anton Luengo (Euskaltel Euskadi) attacked and stayed clear for seven kilometres; a subsequent move by Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel) was negated after two.
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Thomas Ziegler (T-Mobile) was the next aggressor, taking the prime at the top of the Coll d’en Claret (km 111.1). Luis Perez (Andalucía Cajasur) jumped away nine kilometres later but a fast-moving peloton had him back by kilometre 127. Vicente Reynes and race leader Luis Leon Sánchez showed Caisse d’Epargne’s strength when they led the peloton across the third cat Coll des Tords (km 134.1), with yesterday’s stage winner Toni Colom (Astana) next in line.
As the finish drew closer it looked more and more likely that Sánchez would hold on to his overall lead. And so it proved, the Spaniard heading into Palmanova as part of the peloton. Few would have bet against a bunch sprint but Unai Etxebarria thought otherwise, getting a small gap close to the line and soloing in to nail the win.
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- Even though it's mid-February, Majorcan beaches are warm and pleasant.
- The sea is another attraction for the tourists. This was the view from the tenth. floor rooms of the Rabobank, Discovery Channel and Extramadura -Spuik hotel.
- Thomas Dekker, stage winner in this year's race.
- The bikes of the continental Extramadura-Spuik team.
- Although it's a small squad, it has a good setup.
- Race leader Luis Leon Sanchez had much to smile about.
- The Caisse d'Epargne rider lines up for the start of the fifth and final stage.
- He was named by the team beforehand as one of their protected riders; that proved to be a good choice.
- Francisco Mancebo, now with Relax-Gam after the Operacion Puero affair. He was implicated in the matter but no judgement has yet been passed.
- A good crowd was at the finish in Magalluf.
- TV was also here, although coverage was not live.
- Unai Etxebarria takes a stage victory for the Euskaltel Euskadi team.
- He also won this stage three years ago.
- King of the Mountains winner Jorge Ferrio (Andalucía-Cajasur).
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas), here to hone his form.
- Patrik Sinkewitz (T-Mobile) crashed during the stage but fortunately, didn't seem too badly hurt.
- Etxebarria celebrates his win.
- Luis Leon Sanchez is next - he's the 2007 Challenge Volta a Mallorca champion.
- His team-mate Vicente Reynes was best Majorcan rider. He also won a stage.
- Saunier Duval were best team.
- Saunier Duval get the flowers and some dosh.
- The major winners on the podium.
Results
1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.57.45 2 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 4 David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner 5 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 6 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7 Gregory Rast (Swi) Astana 8 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile 9 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 10 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 11 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 12 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Astana 13 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile 14 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 15 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas 16 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-GAM 17 Diego Gallego Arnaiz (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 18 Martin Müller (Swi) Milram 19 Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas 20 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 21 Alberto Fernández De La Puebla (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 22 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Karpin-Galicia 23 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 24 Alberto Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 25 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel 26 Jorge Ferrío (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 27 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia 28 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 29 Antonio Colom (Spa) Astana 30 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 31 José Bonilla (Crc) Fuerteventura-Canarias 32 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 33 Fernando Torres (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 34 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quickstep-Innergetic 35 Joan Llaneras (Spa) Selección Española De Pista 36 Vicente Ballester (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 37 Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.09 38 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank 0.13 39 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 0.22 40 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel 41 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel 42 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 43 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel 44 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 45 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-GAM 46 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 47 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 48 Rodrigo García (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 49 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 50 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.31 51 Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 52 Anton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.41 53 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 54 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Rabobank 0.44 55 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank 56 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 57 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel 0.50 58 Gorka Amuriza Gumucio (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 0.52 59 Xabat Ochotorena (Spa) Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 0.54 60 José Joaquín Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 61 Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana 0.57 62 Juan Olmo (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 63 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner 64 David Belda (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 65 Luis Pérez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 66 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 67 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 68 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 69 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax-GAM 70 Javier Etxarri Marin (Grupo Nicolás Mateos) 71 Aaron Villegas Trapaga (Spa) Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 72 Juan Carlos Fernández (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 73 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana 74 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel 75 José Alberto Martínez (Spa) Agritubel 76 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Karpin-Galicia 77 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Milram 78 Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner 79 Antonio Olmo (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 80 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 81 David Bernabeu (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 82 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Astana 83 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 84 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic 85 Gaizka Lasa Larraya (Spa) Karpin-Galicia 86 Julen Zubero (Spa) Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 87 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia 88 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 89 Steve Cummings (GBr) Discovery Channel 90 Iban Iriondo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.15 91 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile 1.20 92 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram 1.23 93 Ivan Melero Coco (Spa) Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 1.35 94 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.13 95 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel 4.58 96 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax-GAM 97 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 98 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Discovery Channel 99 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 5.02 100 Unai Uribarri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5.47 101 Moisés Dueñas (Spa) Agritubel 102 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 8.23 103 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 104 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 9.47 105 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 11.35 106 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 107 David Abal Diego (Spa) Karpin-Galicia 12.03 108 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia 109 Pablo De Pedro Garcia (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 110 Claudio Casas (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 111 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram 112 Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 113 Matej Jurco (Svk) Milram 114 Servais Knaven (Ned) T-Mobile 115 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana 116 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram 117 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 118 Inigo Lazkano Iriondo (Spa) Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 119 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana 120 Miguel Ochoa (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 121 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 122 Guillermo Ferrer (Spa) Selección Española De Pista 123 Jesús Tendero (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 124 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 12.10 125 Iker Mezo Askargorta (Spa) Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 126 Jesus Ramirez Torres (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 127 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 128 Guido Trenti (USA) Liquigas 129 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile 130 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile 131 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 132 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-GAM 133 Dailos Diaz Armas (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 134 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 135 Javier Moreno (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 136 Oscar García-Casarrubios (Spa) Relax-GAM 12.16 137 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-GAM 138 Luis Roberto Alvarez Martin (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 139 Juan Carlos Carinena (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 140 David Martin Peribanes (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 12.19 141 Julián Sánchez (Spa) Relax-GAM 142 Antonio Piedra (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 12.22 143 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 18.56 144 Manuel Váquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 145 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 146 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 147 Jesus Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 148 Igor Romero Etxebarria (Spa) Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 23.29 149 Javier Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 150 Egoitz Murgoitio (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 151 Ivan Gilmartin (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 152 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin-Galicia 153 Raúl Alarcón (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 154 Francisco Lara (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 25.45 155 Luis Pérez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 156 José Antonio Banos Ballester (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 157 DDiego Milan Jimenez (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 158 Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 159 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi Mountains Coll De Sa Gramola - Cat. 2, km 22.40 1 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10 pts 2 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-GAM 7 3 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile 5 4 Jorge Ferrío (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 3 5 Luis Pérez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 2 6 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 1 Coll De Claret - Cat. 3, km 52.90 1 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 pts 2 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-GAM 4 3 Jorge Ferrío (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 2 4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Relax-GAM 1 Coll De Soller - Cat. 2, km 84.30 1 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10 pts 2 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-GAM 7 3 Jorge Ferrío (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 5 4 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 3 5 Anton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 6 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 1 Coll De Claret - Cat. 2, km 111.10 1 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile 10 pts 2 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 5 3 José Joaquín Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 3 4 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2 Coll De Tords - Cat. 3, km 134.10 1 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 6 pts 2 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4 3 Antonio Colom (Spa) Astana 2 Metas volantes Calvia, km 6.10 1 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile 3 pts 2 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-GAM 2 3 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1 Deia, km 64.40 1 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-GAM 3 pts 2 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2 3 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1 Teams 1 Liquigas 11.53.15 2 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3 Astana 4 Saunier Duval-Prodir 5 Quickstep-Innergetic 0.09 6 Rabobank 0.13 7 Discovery Channel 0.22 8 Fuerteventura-Canarias 9 Gerolsteiner 0.31 10 Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.41 11 Viña Magna-Cropu 0.57 12 Karpin-Galicia 13 Relax-GAM 1.19 14 T-Mobile 1.20 15 Extremadura-Spiuk 1.38 16 Andalucia-Paul Versan 1.54 17 TEAM 2.20 18 Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 2.48 19 Agritubel 11.42 20 Grupo Nicolás Mateos 13.52 Final general classification 1 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 17.49.24 2 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 0.08 3 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Karpin-Galicia 4 Alberto Fernández De La Puebla (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 5 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.18 6 José Bonilla (Crc) Fuerteventura-Canarias 7 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.13 8 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 1.18 9 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia 1.22 10 Diego Gallego Arnaiz (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 1.45 11 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel 2.08 12 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2.25 13 Xabat Ochotorena (Spa) Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 2.57 14 Jorge Ferrío (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 3.06 15 Juan Olmo (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 3.25 16 Joan Llaneras (Spa) Selección Española De Pista 4.33 17 Anton Luengo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.51 18 Fernando Torres (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 4.54 19 Juan Carlos Fernández (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 5.30 20 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 5.41 21 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 7.09 22 David Bernabeu (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 7.17 23 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quickstep-Innergetic 9.20 24 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 12.25 25 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel 16.28 26 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel 16.55 27 Steve Cummings (GBr) Discovery Channel 17.02 28 Oscar García-Casarrubios (Spa) Relax-GAM 17.18 29 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 17.33 30 Alberto Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 17.43 31 Jesus Ramirez Torres (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 17.47 32 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 18.40 33 David Martin Peribanes (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 20.36 34 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 24.48 35 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram 27.15 36 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel 28.43 37 Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner 35.41 38 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 38.47 39 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Discovery Channel 40.19 40 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 40.40 41 Pablo De Pedro Garcia (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 46.44 42 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Milram 55.41 43 Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.04.06 Mountains classification 1 Jorge Ferrío (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 35 pts 2 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 26 3 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-Spiuk 19 4 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-GAM 18 5 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 16 6 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 15 7 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram 14 8 Alberto Fernández De La Puebla (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 13 9 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel 12 10 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 9 11 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel 7 Metas volantes classification 1 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Discovery Channel 8 pts 2 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-GAM 5 3 Jesus Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 4 4 Jesús Tendero (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 4 5 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 3 6 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile 3 7 Beñat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3 8 Guido Trenti (USA) Liquigas 1 Teams classification 1 Saunier Duval-Prodir 53.29.21 2 Discovery Channel 0.48 3 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 1.12 4 T-Mobile 3.59 5 Quickstep-Innergetic 7.12 6 Rabobank 7.40 7 Astana 8.39 8 Andalucia-Paul Versan 8.47 9 Liquigas 9.37 10 Euskaltel-Euskadi 10.44 11 Relax-GAM 11.52 12 Extremadura-Spiuk 12.08 13 Viña Magna-Cropu 12.57 14 Fuerteventura-Canarias 15.26 15 Orbea-Laukiz F.T. 17.44 16 Karpin-Galicia 25.09 17 Gerolsteiner 26.32 18 Milram 27.38 19 Grupo Nicolás Mateos 43.11
