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24th Vuelta a Murcia - 2.3

Spain, March 3-7, 2004

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Stage 3 - March 5: Yecla - Catlike (Yecla), 156.4 km

Mad Max strikes again

Max van Heeswijk (US Postal-Berry Floor)
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Dutch sprinter Max van Heeswijk (US Postal-Berry Floor) continues to reap the benefits of his winter training program, winning his fourth race of the season and his second stage in the Vuelta a Murcia. Van Heeswijk was piloted to the finish by teammate Lance Armstrong as he won a 76 man bunch sprint outside the headquarters of Catlike helmets in Yecla, beating Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) and Peter Wrolich (Gerolsteiner). The race lead stayed with José Ivan Gutierrez (Illes Balears-Banesto), who has a 29 second advantage over Lance Armstrong.

How it unfolded

It was 21 degrees at the start as 110 riders set off from Yecla. After only 7.3 km, the riders reached the first of three climbs, the Puerto De Jumilla. Juan Miguel Cuenca (Com.Valenciana-Kelme) was first over, followed by David Lopez (Cafes Baque) and Juan Fuentes (Saeco). 18 km later, Fuentes took the sprint at Jumilla, followed by Jose Antonio Lopez (Illes Balears) and Eric Baumann (T-Mobile).

The peloton covered 44.5 kilometres in the first hour, and it was difficult for any attacks to stay clear. After 72 km, an attack by Jose Miguel Elias (Relax-Bodysol) and Inaki Isasi (Euskaltel-Euskadi) succeeded in forming a group of 18 riders in front of the race, also including Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel) and Marco Pinotti (Lampre). The group could only build up a 25 second lead before it was recaptured, however.

Alejandro Valverde (Comunidad Valenciana)
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After 90 km, a new attack went with Danilo Di Luca (Saeco), Daniel Rincon (U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor), Miguel Perdiguero and Constantino Zaballa (Saunier Duval-Prodir). At the Alto Fuente Blanca (km 95), Perdiguero crossed first, followed by Rincon and Di Luca. The situation changed when Alejandro Valverde (Com.Valenciana-Kelme) and Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) bridged up a few kilometres later. On the final climb, the Alto de Peña de Zafra, Perdiguero again was first followed by Valverde and Verdugo.

Danilo Di Luca (Saeco)
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The group was too dangerous to let go, and all but Di Luca and Anthony Charteau (Brioches La Boulangère) were caught after 111 km. The two leaders built up an advantage of 1'50 over the bunch, but the combined efforts of Illes Balears, Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme and U.S. Postal brought them back with less than 20 km to go.

For the second time in three days, Max van Heeswijk had the measure of Erik Zabel in the bunch sprint, after Lance Armstrong personally led him out for the sprint.

Tomorrow's fourth stage from Totana to Alto Collado Bermejo ends with a tough Category 1 climb, ascending some 900 metres in the final 18 kilometres. All eyes will be on José Ivan Gutierrez to see whether he can withstand the attacks from the other favourites in the Vuelta a Murcia.

Photography

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Results

1 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor     3.32.23
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile                                         
3 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                              0.01
4 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
5 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  
6 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                   
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                     
8 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                              
9 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                      
10 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                    
11 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                     
12 Unai Yus (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere                            
13 Jens Renders (Bel) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                       
14 Unai Elorriaga (Spa) Cafes Baque                                 
15 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        
16 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   
17 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
18 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
19 Luciano A. Pagliarini (Bra) Lampre                               
20 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                        
21 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                           
22 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
23 Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor            
24 David Navas (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                          
25 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                   
26 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                  
27 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                       
28 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                            
29 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                   
30 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        
31 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile                                       
32 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                      
33 Francisco J. Vila (Spa) Lampre                                   
34 Hector Guerra (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                
35 Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                            
36 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Saeco                                        
37 Mickael Pichon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                      
38 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
39 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
40 Tomas Konecny (Cze) T-Mobile                                     
41 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
42 Michael Barry (Can) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor              
43 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 
44 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
45 David Lopez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                    
46 David Blanco (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                          
47 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                 
48 Javier Rodriguez (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                      
49 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                               
50 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                                  
51 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    
52 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                      
53 Efrain Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque                               
54 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
55 José Angel Gomez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                   
56 Manuel Beltran (Spa) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor             
57 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                       
58 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                     
59 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile                                       
60 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
61 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                      
62 Alessandr Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                                
63 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                                
64 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                 
65 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre                                       
66 Daniel Rincon (Col) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor              
67 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                
68 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
69 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Saeco                                      
70 Juan Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                    
71 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                     
72 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile                                  
73 Juan Gomis (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
74 Javier Perez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                       
75 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor          
76 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
77 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                    0.21
78 Julio Lopez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                              0.23
79 Lander Euba (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                        
80 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                          0.28
81 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                    
82 Jurgen V.Den Broeck (Bel) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor    0.30
83 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor              
84 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                   1.25
85 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      3.08
86 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                    13.18
87 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                    
88 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         
89 Fernando Torres (Spa) Cafes Baque                           16.29
90 Moises Duenas (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                
91 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         
92 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                      
93 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                         
94 Mikel Elgezabal (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                    
95 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
96 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                   
97 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                        
98 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
99 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                    
100 Rony Martias (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                       
101 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile                                      
102 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque                           
103 Alexandre Naulleau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                 
104 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                        
105 Fco.José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     
106 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                 
107 Dermot Nally (Irl) Costa Almeria-Paternina                      
108 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
 
Points
 
1 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor          25 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile                                       20
3 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                16
4 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        14
5 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                12
6 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                 10
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                    9
8 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                             8
9 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                     7
10 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                   6
11 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                    5
12 Unai Yus (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere                           4
13 Jens Renders (Bel) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                      3
14 Unai Elorriaga (Spa) Cafes Baque                                2
15 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       1
 
Mountains
 
Puerto De Jumilla - Cat. 3, km 7,30
1 Juan Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                    3 pts
2 David Lopez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                    2
3 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                         1
 
Alto Fuente Blanca - Cat. 3, km 95,30
1 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 3 pts
2 Daniel Rincon (Col) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor              2
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                       1
 
Alto Peña Zafra - Cat. 3, km 102,70
1 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 3 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                    2
3 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1
 
Sprints
 
Jumilla, km 25,30
1 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                         3 pts
2 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                   2
3 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                      1
 
Zieza, km 60,40
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                    3 pts
2 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              2
3 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Cafes Baque                                 1
 
Teams
 
1 U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor                           10.37.11
2 T-Mobile                                                          
3 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                          0.01
4 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                 
5 Illes Balears-Banesto                                             
6 MrBookmaker-Palmans
7 Comundidad Valenciana-Kelme                                       
8 Relax-Bodysol                                                     
9 Lampre                                                            
10 Cafes Baque                                                      
11 Costa Almeria-Paternina                                          
12 Gerolsteiner                                                     
13 Brioches La Boulangere                                           
14 Saeco                                                            
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto            8.18.54
2 Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor         0.29
3 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                        0.35
4 Hector Guerra (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                             0.37
5 David Blanco (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                       0.38
6 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                     0.42
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                 0.47
8 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             0.48
9 Michael Barry (Can) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor           0.50
10 Javier Rodriguez (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                  0.51
11 David Navas (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                      0.52
12 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Saeco                                        
13 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                    0.53
14 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile                                   0.56
15 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                    0.58
16 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      1.03
17 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir             1.04
18 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor      1.13
19 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      1.15
20 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans             1.18
21 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                         1.26
22 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                           1.29
23 Jurgen V.Den Broeck (Bel) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor        
24 Tomas Konecny (Cze) T-Mobile                                 1.37
25 Mickael Pichon (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                      
26 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               1.38
27 Daniel Rincon (Col) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor          1.44
28 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor          1.46
29 Efrain Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque                           1.50
30 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                        1.55
31 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor           
32 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir             1.57
33 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             1.58
34 David Lopez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                2.02
35 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile                                        
36 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               2.04
37 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                     
38 Unai Yus (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere                        2.07
39 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                 2.11
40 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme               2.13
41 Francisco J. Vila (Spa) Lampre                                   
42 Manuel Beltran (Spa) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor         2.14
43 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
44 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                  
45 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        2.16
46 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                              2.17
47 José Angel Gomez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina               2.19
48 Julio Lopez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                              2.35
49 Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                        2.46
50 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  2.55
51 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     3.00
52 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                3.03
53 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                3.08
54 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                 3.14
55 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                   3.15
56 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      6.16
57 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              7.38
58 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre                                   8.02
59 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           8.03
60 Juan Gomis (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        9.00
61 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile                                   9.10
62 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) T-Mobile                            9.17
63 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                     
64 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Saeco                                  9.19
65 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            9.42
66 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile                              9.56
67 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                             9.58
68 Luciano A. Pagliarini (Bra) Lampre                          10.03
69 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                            10.08
70 Alessandr Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                           10.19
71 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere               10.22
72 Unai Elorriaga (Spa) Cafes Baque                            10.27
73 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              10.33
74 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                  10.41
75 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                   10.44
76 Juan Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                    
77 Javier Perez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                  10.48
78 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                  10.51
79 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                 10.52
80 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                 10.56
81 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans              11.11
82 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                 11.13
83 Jens Renders (Bel) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                  11.22
84 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                         11.31
85 Lander Euba (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                   12.05
86 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme               15.05
87 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                    15.07
88 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                    15.34
89 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque                       18.25
90 Maryan Hary (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                    18.31
91 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                    18.55
92 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         19.02
93 Alexandre Naulleau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere             19.15
94 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile                                  19.28
95 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                   21.13
96 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              25.25
97 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                    25.34
98 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto             25.48
99 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     26.02
100 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto             26.09
101 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                26.24
102 Moises Duenas (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                          26.25
103 Rony Martias (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                  26.27
104 Fernando Torres (Spa) Cafes Baque                          26.33
105 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                              26.38
106 Fco.José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                27.10
107 Dermot Nally (Irl) Costa Almeria-Paternina                 27.18
108 Mikel Elgezabal (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina              27.28
 
Points classification
 
1 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                 55 pts
2 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor          50
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile                                       36
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                   28
5 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                24
6 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 20
7 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre                                      16
8 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                16
9 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                            15
10 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                       15
11 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       14
12 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             14
13 Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor          12
14 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       12
15 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                         10
16 David Navas (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        10
17 Hector Guerra (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               9
18 David Blanco (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                         8
19 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Mrbookmaker.com-Palmans                   8
20 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                       7
21 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                    7
22 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                       6
23 Eric Baumann (Ger) T-Mobile                                     5
24 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                  5
25 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               5
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 6 pts
2 Juan Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                    5
3 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                   3
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                    2
5 Daniel Rincon (Col) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor              2
6 David Lopez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                    2
7 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                            1
8 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1
9 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                       1
10 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                        1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                   15 pts
2 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                38
3 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                 127
4 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                       140
5 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                  2
6 Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor           15
7 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                          18
8 Hector Guerra (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               21
9 David Blanco (Spa) Com.Valenciana-Kelme                         23
10 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                      26
11 David Navas (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        27
 
Teams classification
 
1 Illes Balears-Banesto                                     24.58.27
2 Comundidad Valenciana-Kelme                                   0.15
3 U.S. Postal Service-Berry Floor                               0.33
4 Relax-Bodysol                                                 1.00
5 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                          1.47
6 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             1.57
7 Lampre                                                        2.01
8 T-Mobile                                                      2.22
9 Saeco                                                             
10 Brioches La Boulangere                                       3.37
11 Cafes Baque                                                  4.04
12 Costa Almeria-Paternina                                      5.58
13 Gerolsteiner                                                 7.43
14 MrBookmaker-Palmans                                         13.05