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Euskal Bizikleta-Bicicleta Vasca - 2.1

Spain, June 5-9, 2002

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Stage 5 - June 9: Iurreta-Arrate, 149.2 km

Zorionak El Generoso

Beloki hits the mountains with gusto and Mikel "El Generoso" Zarrabeitia takes the jertsei urdina home.

By Martin Hardie, Cyclingnews correspondent

The ONCE-Eroski team made a double of it in the fifth and final stage of the Euskal Bizikleta with Mikel Zarrabeitia taking the tour victory and Joseba Beloki the stage, putting to an end the Banesto season domination. And just as Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano sent someone in the USA a little message from Germany this week, another was posted from the green hills of Euskadi with the unavoidable statement made by Joseba Beloki when he took the stage to Arrate with daylight second. Leonardo Piepoli (iBanesto) finished fourth at 1.25 while his team-mate, Santi Blanco came in 1.13 the diminutive Lazkaotarran. Arriving just ahead of Piepoli, on the same time, was Zarrabeitia's main threat for the race, the Lithuanian of Lampre, Raimondas Rumsas (Lampre).

"El Generoso", as his companions know Zarrabeitia, managed to hold off the Lithuanian finishing in a group of six 16 seconds further back. Zarra was accompanied to the end by his neighbour, David Etxebarria (Euskaltel-Euskadi), team-mates, José Azevedo and Marcos Serrano, fellow Basque, Daniel Atienza (Cofidis) and Nicolas Fritsch (FDJ).

Rumsas tried to shake Zarrabeitia at the key moment, five kilomtres from the finish on the 10 percent grade of the Alto de Arrate. With three kilometres left Rumsas had a threatening gap of 17 seconds but the Biscayan knew how to save the situation and over the false flat that comes before the finish worked to maintain his advantage and fend off any possible loss of his victory by 11 seconds.

It was in no small part due to the team tactics of ONCE that were ideal for Mikel Zarrabeitia. They discharged the work on Joseba Beloki, who with the bad times he has had in the past days and with his run of early season injury, proved capable of the test which allowed him to evidence his superiority.

Beloki's adventure began in the nineteenth kilometre with the crossing of the second category three climb of the day at the Alto de Areitio, where he joined an escape with Jorge Capitán (Relax Fuenlabrada), Koldo Gil (Ibanesto), Oscar Freire (Mapei), Miguel Angel Mart’n Perdiguero (Acqua Sapone). The escapees were later joined in their efforts by Giuseppe Palumbro (De Nardi), Iñigo Cuesta (Cofidis) and David Muñoz (Kelme).

Beloki passed in the company of the other escapees over the Elgeta (Cat. 2), Ixúa (Cat. 1), San Miguel (Cat. 3) and the Lizarreta (Cat. 2). It was with the Lizzarreta that he decided to go alone and he opened up a space that allowed him to pass the following puerto, the Azurki, (Cat. 1). Its ramps of between nine and fifteen percent emphasised his strength and he quickly had a minute on the Italian Palumbo and a trio of Banesto's Koldo Gil, Santi Blanco and Francisco Mancebo.

He arrived at the first foothills of the Arrate, eight kilometres from the finish, with something more that a minute and a half on the solitary Santi Blanco. Blanco managed to pick up some time on the final climb to the monastery at Arrate but not enough to catch the Lazkaotarran.

The overall victory for Mikel Zarrabeitia was the most important of his career. "I have tried to obtain this triumph since 1991, when I made my debut as a professional, always I have been in the front but I haven't arrived until this year. I have a few years left as a professional and I had thought that it would never come," declared Zarrabeitia, a man who has had his share of bad luck during his carreer. He confessed that he always found himself "physically good but ultimately he has had a few falls ... This triumph is especially important because it has helped to lift my spirit". Zarrabeitia thanked his team-mates for their support during the race and also had words of appreciation for David Etxebarria, his rival and nevertheless his friend and neighbour. Etxebarria, he said, extended his hand and offered him his wheel when Rumsas attacked on the climb of Arrate. He admitted that there is a pact between the two on the short morning stage on Saturday - Etxebarria took the stage and then offered his help to Zarra. He concluded of his amigo, "we are not only countrymen but companions in our training group".

"El Generoso" takes one at last - nothing could please so many so much; for there can be no doubt that he is one of the most dedicated working men of the peloton. Beloki recognised this in his post race interview and continued "I am very happy for the triumph of Mikel, but it was true that I also needed a victory like this". After he crossed the finsih line Beloki lamented that he could not be with "him when he had his bad moments". In the end I am lamenting that I can't be in downtown Durango tonight, throwing back more than few fine cervezas for no finer a tipo than Mikel. As Etxebarria said in his DEIA column this morning: "Zorionak (Congratulations) Mikel"!!

Results

1 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                         3.59.08
2 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                         1.13
3 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre-Daikin                       1.25
4 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com
5 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria              1.27
6 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   1.41
7 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
8 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski
9 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis
10 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
11 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
12 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis                            2.09
13 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis
14 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa         2.22
15 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa
16 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
17 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
18 Rubén Lobato Elvira (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
19 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Milaneza-MSS                         2.36
20 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) iBanesto.com               2.47
21 Iker Camaño (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
22 Christian Charriere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
23 Juan Guillamon (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria
24 Jose Garrido (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
25 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
26 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems
27 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Mapei-Quick Step
28 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
29 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
30 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Mapei-Quick Step                    3.12
31 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      3.26
32 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com                      3.27
33 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
34 José Javier Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
35 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              3.40
36 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis
37 Rui Miguel Sousa (Por) Milaneza-MSS
38 Ivan Parra (Col) ONCE-Eroski                              3.42
39 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   4.12
40 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                     5.28
41 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
42 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-MSS
43 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria
44 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
45 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio                            5.31
46 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       5.32
47 Koldo Gil (Spa) iBanesto.com                              5.41
48 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                         6.29
49 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina To    6.50
50 Jorge Capitan Peregrina (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
51 David Cañada (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
52 José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
53 Luca De Angeli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                        7.15
54 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           7.40
55 José Luis Martinez (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria         7.43
56 Quintino Rodrigues (Por) CCC-Polsat                       8.03
57 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa            8.16
58 Fabio Testi (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa              8.16
59 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       9.30
60 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com
61 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                       9.53
62 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo
63 Iban Herrero (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
64 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio                               9.55
65 Pablo Soler Siles (Spa) Mercatone Uno
66 Agustín Peña Gago (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo      9.56
67 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
68 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria
69 Martin Elminger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems             10.35
70 Franck Pencole (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux               10.46
71 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com                         10.47
72 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS
73 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS
74 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
75 David Vazquez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                    20.41
DNS Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS
DNS Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS
DNF Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
DNF Elio Aggiano (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
DNF Alvaro Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
DNF Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
DNF Juan Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
DNF Leandro Navarrete (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
DNF Julian Usano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
DNF Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
DNF Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
DNF Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
DNF Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
DNF Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Alessio
DNF Andrea Brognara (Ita) Alessio
DNF Davide Frattini (Ita) Alessio
DNF Aleksandar Nikacevic (Yug) Alessio
DNF Mederic Clain (Fra) Cofidis
DNF Chris Peers (Bel) Cofidis
DNF Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis
DNF Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) Cofidis
DNF David Fernandez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
DNF Pablo Fernandez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
DNF Martín Garrido (Arg) Relax-Fuenlabrada
DNF Sergio Perez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
DNF Sergio Villamil (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
DNF Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Mercatone Uno
DNF Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
DNF Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
DNF Franck Perque (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
DNF Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux
DNF Matthew Wilson (Aus) La Francaise Des Jeux
DNF Andre Teteriouk (Kza) CCC-Polsat
DNF Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) CCC-Polsat
DNF Radoslaw Romanik (Pol) CCC-Polsat
DNF Vitali Kokorine (Rus) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa
DNF Andrus Aug (Est) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa
DNF Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa
 
Points
 
1 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              25 pts
2 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                           20
3 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre-Daikin                         16
4 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                          14
5 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria                12
6 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     10
7 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           9
8 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                                8
9 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                                  7
10 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                  6
11 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                             5
12 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis                               4
13 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                                 3
14 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa            2
15 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa            1
 
Mountains
 
Osma - Cat. 3, km 8
 
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  3 pts
2 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tol       1
 
Areitio - Cat. 3, km 20
 
1 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tol       3 pts
2 Jorge Capitan Peregrina (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada               1
 
Elgeta - Cat. 2, km 44
 
1 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tol       6 pts
2 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                    4
3 Jorge Capitan Peregrina (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada               2
 
Ixua - Cat. 1, km 69
 
1 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tol      10 pts
2 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                    8
3 Jorge Capitan Peregrina (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada               6
4 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                               4
5 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa             2
 
San Miguel - Cat. 3, km 83
 
1 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tol       3 pts
2 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                    1
 
Lizarreta - Cat. 2, km 111
 
1 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tol       6 pts
2 David Muñoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          4
3 Koldo Gil (Spa) iBanesto.com                                  2
 
Azurki - Cat. 1, km 121
 
1 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              10 pts
2 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa             8
3 Koldo Gil (Spa) iBanesto.com                                  6
4 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                            4
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                          2
 
Usartza, Cat. 1, km 146
 
1 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              10 pts
2 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                            8
3 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria                 6
4 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre-Daikin                          4
5 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                           2
 
Metas volantes
 
Eibar, km 63.6
 
1 Jorge Capitan Peregrina (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada               3 pts
2 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tol       2
3 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa             1
 
Eibar, km 139.8
 
1 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                               3 pts
2 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria                 2
3 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                            1
 
Teams
 
1 Once - Eroski                                          12.00.46
2 IBanesto.com                                               2.03
3 Cofidis                                                    2.37
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                        3.28
5 Jazztel - Costa Almeria                                    3.39
6 Acqua & Sapone                                             4.09
7 Phonak Hearing Systems                                     4.59
8 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                       7.12
9 Mapei-Quick Step                                           8.05
10 Milaneza - MSS                                            8.22
11 De Nardi                                                  9.38
12 Lampre - Daikin                                          11.22
13 La Francaise Des Jeux                                    19.01
14 Relax - Fuenlabrada                                      34.02
 
Final general classification
 
1 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                    19.44.33
2 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre-Daikin                       0.11
3 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                             0.49
4 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           1.03
5 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   1.44
6 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                               1.47
7 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                2.03
8 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                            2.10
9 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                               2.24
10 Iker Camaño (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  2.35
11 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                       2.40
12 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis                            2.43
13 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.43
14 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa         2.44
15 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                        3.03
16 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Toll    3.13
17 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria             3.16
18 Rubén Lobato Elvira (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo    3.51
19 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) iBanesto.com               3.56
20 José Javier Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         4.06
21 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems              4.20
22 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com                      5.10
23 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Mapei-Quick Step                   5.16
24 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Milaneza-MSS                         5.28
25 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      5.30
26 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo         5.33
27 Christian Charriere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems          5.39
28 Cédric Fragniere (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems             5.43
29 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              6.22
30 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   6.37
31 Koldo Gil (Spa) iBanesto.com                              7.44
32 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           8.28
33 José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 9.00
34 David Cañada (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                       9.10
35 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina To    9.13
36 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo        9.42
37 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio                           10.04
38 Fabio Testi (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa             10.34
39 Martin Elminger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems             10.45
40 Jose Garrido (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     10.53
41 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                         10.55
42 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo       11.10
43 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio                              11.26
44 Rui Miguel Sousa (Por) Milaneza-MSS                      12.07
45 Juan Guillamon (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria            12.50
46 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com                         12.54
47 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Mapei-Quick Step                   13.12
48 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                    13.36
49 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                               16.46
50 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               17.06
51 Ivan Parra (Col) ONCE-Eroski                             17.23
52 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      18.26
53 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo     20.18
54 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                        20.53
55 David Vazquez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                    21.55
56 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                     22.23
57 Pablo Soler Siles (Spa) Mercatone Uno                    22.49
58 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria         24.28
59 Quintino Rodrigues (Por) CCC-Polsat                      25.11
60 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      25.38
61 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  30.21
62 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa           30.54
63 Jorge Capitan Peregrina (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada          33.44
64 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa        33.49
65 Iban Herrero (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                     34.48
66 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      34.55
67 David Derepas (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems               35.44
68 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                          38.55
69 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                         44.34
70 Luca De Angeli (Ita) Mercatone Uno                       46.45
71 Agustín Peña Gago (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo     51.25
72 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux               55.45
73 José Luis Martinez (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria        58.08
74 Franck Pencole (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux             1.02.39
75 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria          1.02.58
 
Points classification
 
1 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                          74 pts
2 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     68
3 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tol      53
4 Martin Elminger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                 51
5 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre-Daikin                         45
6 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                        40
7 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              31
8 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          26
9 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      24
10 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                              24
11 Marcos Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                            21
12 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                          20
13 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria            19
14 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                                18
15 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo          17
16 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                             16
17 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria               15
18 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                         14
19 José Javier Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           14
20 Miguel Martinez (Fra) Mapei-Quick Step                      13
21 Iker Camaño (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    12
22 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Toll      11
23 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                                11
24 Juan Guillamon (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria               10
25 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com                        10
26 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis                              10
27 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo           8
28 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa            8
29 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                             8
30 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) iBanesto.com                  7
31 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 7
32 José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    7
33 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                  6
34 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com                             6
35 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa            6
36 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            5
37 Jose Garrido (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         5
38 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa               3
39 Rubén Lobato Elvira (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo       2
40 Fabio Testi (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa                 2
41 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                   1
42 David Vazquez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                        1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tol      29 pts
2 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              25
3 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 25
4 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo           16
5 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                          16
6 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                           13
7 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                   13
8 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo         12
9 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa            10
10 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          9
11 Jorge Capitan Peregrina (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada              9
12 Koldo Gil (Spa) iBanesto.com                                 8
13 Jose Garrido (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         8
14 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     6
15 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre-Daikin                         6
16 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) La Francaise Des Jeux                  6
17 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria                6
18 Mikel Pradera (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              6
19 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                         6
20 Iker Camaño (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     4
21 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                          4
22 Iban Herrero (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                         3
23 José Luis Martinez (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria            3
24 Raffaele Ferrara (Ita) Alessio                               3
25 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          3
26 Rui Miguel Sousa (Por) Milaneza-MSS                          2
27 Rubén Lobato Elvira (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo       1
 
Metas volantes classification
 
1 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          10 pts
2 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           6
3 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                               3
4 Jorge Capitan Peregrina (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada               3
5 José Azevedo (Por) ONCE-Eroski                                2
6 Ricardo Valdes (Spa) Jazztel-Costa De Almeria                 2
7 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       2
8 M.A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tol       2
9 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo            2
10 Rui Miguel Sousa (Por) Milaneza-MSS                          2
11 Iban Herrero (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada                         2
12 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 2
13 Santiago Blanco (Spa) iBanesto.com                           1
14 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa               1
15 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa            1
16 Agustín Peña Gago (Spa) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo         1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Once - Eroski                                          59.13.29
2 Cofidis                                                    6.39
3 IBanesto.com                                               7.36
4 Acqua & Sapone                                             9.10
5 Phonak Hearing Systems                                     9.10
6 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                        9.49
7 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                      16.15
8 Lampre - Daikin                                           18.20
9 Jazztel - Costa Almeria                                   20.53
10 Mapei-Quick Step                                         23.42
11 Milaneza - MSS                                           24.08
12 De Nardi                                                 25.39
13 Relax - Fuenlabrada                                      53.16
14 La Francaise Des Jeux                                  1.45.40