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22nd Vuelta a Castilla y Leon - 2.1

Spain, March 26-30, 2007

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Stage 1 - March 26: Zamora - Zamora (ITT), 10 km

Flying Karpets takes the jersey

Vladimir Karpets (Caisse d'Epargne), best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France, made a great showing at the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon opening time trial, beating Egoi Martinez (Discovery Channel) and his teammate Florent Brard on the 10km course in Zamora.

"I am really very happy," Karpets declared after he came down the podium. "Last year I finished many time trials in second or third position but no way to win one. Moreover, this is my first victory in a race since I won the the Vuelta a la Rioja in 2004. Such a long time ago!"

Despite racing under the rain, the tall Russian was able to make the difference and take the first leader's jersey of the 2007 edition of the race. "The riders who started in the first positions were lucky because it was not raining yet, but that was no longer the case when I started. But in spite of that change in the weather I was able to win, and therefore I'm very confident for the next stages. We will of course fight to keep the leadership in the team. I think that the decision could come in the fourth stage, the one that finishes on top of the Alto de Navacerrada. Considering the high level of participation, the fight will be a hard one and it will not be easy to win it, but we will fight for that."

Photography

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Results

1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                      11.55 (50.36 km/h)
2 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        0.02
3 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                          0.03
4 Francisco Jose Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir             0.05
5 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     0.06
6 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                               0.09
7 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team      0.10
9 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                            0.18
10 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
11 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
12 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  0.19
13 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     0.21
14 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    0.22
15 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                 0.23
16 Emilien Benoit Berges (Fra) Agritubel                        0.24
17 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
18 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                             
19 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos                           
20 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Karpin Galicia                             
21 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           0.26
22 Nikki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC                                    
23 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Relax-Gam                                0.27
24 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos                    0.28
25 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                       
26 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur              0.29
27 Egoitz Murgoitio (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos                  0.32
28 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      0.33
29 Jan Hruska (Cze) Relax-Gam                                       
30 David Bernabeu (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                      
31 Angel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                0.34
32 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
33 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       
34 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       
35 David Lopez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           0.35
36 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                          0.36
37 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       0.37
38 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                  
39 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Relax-Gam                               0.39
40 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                              0.40
41 Josu Agirre (Spa) Orbea                                          
42 Juan José Abril (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                       0.42
43 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              
44 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              
45 Koldo Gil (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
46 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         0.43
47 Eladio Sanchez (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                  0.44
48 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                             0.45
49 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                     
50 Arkaitz Duran (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     0.46
51 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                  0.47
52 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                  
53 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                   0.48
54 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Orbea                                   0.49
55 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur                       0.50
56 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
57 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            
58 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Liquigas                                0.51
59 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                0.52
60 Ivan Melero (Spa) Orbea                                          
61 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                  
62 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                            0.53
63 Joaquin Sobrino (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  
64 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                 0.54
65 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Karpin Galicia                           
66 Iker Leonet (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                     0.55
67 Javier Aramendia (Spa) Orbea                                     
68 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      0.56
69 Jesus Tendero (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                             
70 José Azevedo (Por) Benfica                                       
71 Julen Zubero (Spa) Orbea                                     0.57
72 Linas Balciunas (Ltu) Agritubel                                  
73 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Liquigas                                 0.58
74 Raul Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      
75 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 0.59
76 Javier Benitez (Spa) Benfica                                     
77 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                    
78 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
79 Jose Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur                   1.00
80 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                     
81 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                               1.01
82 Victor Manuel Gomes (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                       
83 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                             
84 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                    
85 Aaron Villegas (Spa) Orbea                                   1.02
86 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  
87 Alberto Rodriguez (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                         
88 David Martin (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                          1.05
89 Denis Robin (Fra) Agritubel                                      
90 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel                              1.07
91 José Antonio Baños (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos                1.08
92 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                             1.09
93 David Abal (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              1.10
94 Xabat Otxotorena (Spa) Orbea                                     
95 José A. Pecharroman (Spa) Benfica                                
96 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Benfica                                  1.11
97 Benoît Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                                1.12
98 Jesus Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur                        1.13
99 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
100 Javier Echarri (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos                       
101 Adrian Palomares (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias               1.14
102 Gaizka Lasa (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                
103 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
104 Alan Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.15
105 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Fuerteventura-Canarias                       
106 Denis Kudashev (Rus) Relax-Gam                              1.16
107 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos                  1.17
108 Luis Perez Romero (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur                       
109 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur                        1.18
110 Miguel Ochoa (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos                     1.20
111 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur                    
112 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel                             1.22
113 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Relax-Gam                                 
114 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                
115 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                 1.23
116 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                            
117 Danail Petrov (Bul) Benfica                                     
118 Ivan Gilmartin (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                       1.25
119 Sergio Ribeiro (Por) Benfica                                1.26
120 Vicente Peiro (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos                    1.34
121 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank                             1.36
122 Inigo Lazkano (Spa) Orbea                                   1.39
123 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Benfica                                1.42
124 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur                 1.46
125 Luis Roberto Alvarez (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                 1.54
 
Points classification
 
1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                         25 pts
2 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          20
3 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                            16
4 Francisco Jose Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               14
5 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       12
6 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                 10
7 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              9
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         8
9 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                               7
10 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        6
11 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        5
12 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     4
13 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        3
14 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       2
15 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                    1
 
Combined Classification
 
1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                          2 pts
2 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           4
3 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                             6
4 Francisco Jose Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                8
5 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       10
6 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                 12
7 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             14
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        16
9 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas                              18
10 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       20
11 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       22
 
Castilla y Leon riders classification
 
1 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos                         
2 Angel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                     
3 Juan José Abril (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                            
4 Ivan Melero (Spa) Orbea                                           
5 Jesus Tendero (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu                              
 
Spaniards classification
 
1 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
2 Francisco Jose Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 
3 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
4 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         
5 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Karpin Galicia