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27th Vuelta a Murcia - 2.1

Spain, March 7-11, 2007

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Stage 4 - March 10: Alhama De Murcia - Aledo ITT, 23.3 km

Valverde takes first ever TT victory

It may have been long overdue, but Alejandro Valverde's status as a future Grand Tour winner was reinforced today, as the 26 year old blitzed the 23.3km uphill course from Alhama de Murcia to Aledo for the first time trial win of his career. "This victory is very important for me," affirmed Valverde at the finish. "This is the first time I won a time trial and to do it in my home region of Murcia is something very special.

"I am each year doing better in the difficult discipline that is the time trial, and which has always been my weak point. As a consequence, this victory is a very good sign for the important events I will take part in later in the season."

Finishing 31 seconds down on the boy wonder from Murcia was José Angel Gomez - an impressive performance considering his 100km breakaway in yesterday's stage where the Saunier Duval rider was caught just 5km from the line.

Valverde now has a 35 second overall lead on today's third place finisher Angel Vicioso (Relax-Gam) and looks likely to notch up his second stage race victory of 2007 with tomorrow being a predominantly downhill final 100km into Murcia. "It is a fact that I took part in the Vuelta a Murcia with the intention of doing well," admitted Valverde. "After the Vuelta a Valencia , I did not know how my condition would be. It was better than I thought! This victory gives me a lot of confidence before the Classics because it takes a lot of pressure off me."

Valverde will skip the season's opening Classic, Milan-San Remo, preferring to continue his preparation at the Critérium International starting on March 31.

Results

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne          32.57 (42.428 km/h)
2 José Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir         0.31
3 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Relax-Gam                       0.35
4 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari            0.52
5 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                         1.04
6 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                        1.07
7 Koldo Gil (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    
8 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo       1.09
9 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                           1.10
10 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Unibet.com               1.11
11 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo      1.17
12 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                       1.23
13 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                   
14 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 1.27
15 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir         1.29
16 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital              1.30
17 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne            1.37
18 David Bernabeu (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari          1.42
19 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana                          
20 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Unibet.com                  1.45
21 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Unibet.com                   1.47
22 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne          1.50
23 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo       1.53
24 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Relax-Gam                      1.56
25 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo          
26 José Adrian Bonilla (Crc) Fuerteventura-Canari     1.57
27 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana                     1.59
28 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Relax-Gam                     2.12
29 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari          2.13
30 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana                        2.14
31 Jose Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                  2.15
32 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            2.22
33 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                2.24
34 Mauricio A. Ardila (Col) Rabobank                  2.27
35 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               2.29
36 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC                      2.32
37 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital             2.33
38 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                            2.36
39 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital               2.37
40 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital              2.40
41 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            2.41
42 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                           
43 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                2.42
44 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo     2.43
45 Unai Uribarri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              2.45
46 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                  2.46
47 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur       2.48
48 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana                         2.54
49  Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos         2.56
50 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax-Gam                         
51 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne         2.58
52 Vicente Ballester (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari       2.59
53 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo         3.03
54 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Astana                        3.05
55 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Unibet.com                    3.07
56 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                        
57 Jose Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur         3.08
58 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne              3.12
59 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur               3.15
60 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Astana                       3.16
61 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                            
62 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos         3.18
63 Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) Karpin-Galicia             3.21
64 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital            3.28
65 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                 3.32
66 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                3.41
67 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur             3.43
68 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur         3.49
69 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                   3.50
70 Michal Golas (Pol) Unibet.com                      3.54
71 Lander Aperribay (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           3.55
72 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                           
73 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                       4.01
74 David Abal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                        
75 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                   4.07
76 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir            4.10
77 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia               4.11
78 Antonio Olmo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                   
79 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur              4.12
80 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo    4.15
81 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir    4.20
82 Iker Flores (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari             4.21
83  David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir     4.25
84 Jorge Perez (Spa) Relax-Gam                        4.30
85 Luis Fernandez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                4.35
86 David Muñoz (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari             4.40
87 Arkaitz Duran (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir           4.42
88 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo     4.44
89 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne            4.45
90 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital            4.53
91 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                     5.03
92 Joaquin Sobrino (Spa) Relax-Gam                    5.09
93 Jeremy Hunt (Gbr) Unibet.com                       5.30
94 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                      5.32
95 Miguel Ochoa (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos            5.33
96 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                        6.13
97 Vicente Peiro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos           6.22
98 Diego Milan (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos             6.26
99 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Karpin-Galicia             6.56
100 José Antonio Baños (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos     7.05
101 Gorka Amuriza (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos          7.36
102 Evgeniy Sladkov (Kaz) Astana                     11.15

Points

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne        25 pts
2 José Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir      20
3 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Relax-Gam                    16
4 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari         14
5 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                      12
6 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                     10
7 Koldo Gil (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              9
8 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo     8
9 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                         7
10 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Unibet.com             6
11 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo    5
12 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                     4
13 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital             3
14 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               2
15 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir       1

General classification after stage 4

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne        8.16.35
2 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Relax-Gam                       0.35
3 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari            0.52
4 Koldo Gil (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                1.07
5 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo       1.09
6 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                           1.10
7 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo       1.17
8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                        1.23
9 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                    
10 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne            1.37
11 David Bernabeu (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari          1.42
12 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne          1.50
13 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo       1.53
14 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Relax-Gam                      1.56
15 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo          
16 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            2.22
17 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                2.24
18 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC                      2.32
19 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                            2.36
20 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                       2.41
21 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                  2.46
22 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur       2.48
23 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos          2.56
24 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne         2.58
25 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo         3.03
26 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Astana                        3.05
27 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Unibet.com                    3.07
28 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                        
29 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                 3.32
30 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                3.41
31 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur             3.43
32 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                   3.50
33 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                       3.55
34 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Unibet.com               4.14
35 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo    4.15
36 Michal Golas (Pol) Unibet.com                      4.17
37 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir    4.20
38 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Unibet.com                   4.50
39 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital            4.53
40 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                     5.03
41 Joaquin Sobrino (Spa) Relax-Gam                    5.09
42 Jeremy Hunt (Gbr) Unibet.com                       5.30
43 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital             5.38
44 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-Fondital              5.45
45 Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo     5.48
46 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                        6.13
47 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital            6.33
48 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Relax-Gam                     7.02
49 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                        7.23
50 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                       7.26
51 Iker Flores (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari                 
52 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir         7.48
53 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital              7.49
54 José Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir        7.53
55 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana                      8.01
56 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Unibet.com                  8.17
57 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana                     8.18
58 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari          8.32
59 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana                        8.33
60 Jose Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                  8.34
61 José Adrian Bonilla (Crc) Fuerteventura-Canari     8.49
62 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital               8.56
63 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            9.00
64 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                9.01
65 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax-Gam                     9.15
66 Jose Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur         9.27
67 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur               9.34
68 Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana                        9.35
69 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos         9.37
70 Unai Uribarri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  
71 Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) Karpin-Galicia             9.40
72 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur        10.08
73 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                      10.20
74 David Abal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                        
75 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                  10.26
76 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir           10.29
77 Antonio Olmo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur              10.30
78 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur             10.31
79 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                10.43
80 Jorge Perez (Spa) Relax-Gam                       10.49
81 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne             10.51
82 Luis Fernandez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia               10.54
83 Arkaitz Duran (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir          11.01
84 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo    11.03
85 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne           11.04
86  David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir    11.26
87 Mauricio A. Ardila (Col) Rabobank                 11.43
88 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              11.45
89 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC                     11.51
90 Miguel Ochoa (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos           11.52
91 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana                        12.10
92 Vicente Ballester (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari      12.15
93 Alexey Kolessov (Kaz) Astana                      12.32
94 Diego Milan (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos            12.45
95 Lander Aperribay (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          13.11
96 José Antonio Baños (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos     13.24
97 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia              13.27
98 Gorka Amuriza (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos          15.35
99 Vicente Peiro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos          15.38
100 David Muñoz (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari           15.41
101 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Karpin-Galicia           16.12
 
Points Classification

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne        50 pts
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                      35
3 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com                     34
4 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne        33
5 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital          32
6 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Relax-Gam                    28
7 José Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir      26
8 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                   22
9 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo    19
10 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari        14
11 Joaquin Sobrino (Spa) Relax-Gam                 14
12 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                     12
13 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                       10
14 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                    10
15 Koldo Gil (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir             9
16 Lars Bak (Den) Team CSC                          9
17 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari        9
18 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur           8
19 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo    8
20 Michal Golas (Pol) Unibet.com                    7
21 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                     6
22 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne          6
23 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Unibet.com             6
24 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo    5
25 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne       5
 
Mountains Classification

1 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur            9 pts
2  Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos        4
3 José Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir       3
4 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Relax-Gam                    2
5 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana                       2
6 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia              2
7 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari         1
8 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           1
 
Combination Classification

1 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur           50 pts
2  Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos       61
3 José Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir      64
4 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Relax-Gam                   82
5 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari        82
6 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi         102
7 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia            137
8 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne         2
9 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Relax-Gam                     8
10 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canari        13
11 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne       16
 
Murcians Classification

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne          
2 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne          
3 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur         
4 José Antonio Baños (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos      
 
Team Classification

1 Caisse d'Epargne                           24.53.12
2 Unibet.Com                                     0.36
3 Acqua Sapone-C.Mokambo                         0.52
4 Relax-Gam                                      1.16
5 Team CSC                                       1.19
6 Lampre-Fondital                                1.50
7 Rabobank                                       3.04
8 Fuerteventura-Canarias                         4.09
9 Saunier Duval-Prodir                           5.59
10 Andalucia-Cajasur                            11.03
11 Astana                                       11.52
12 Karpin-Galicia                               12.40
13 Euskaltel-Euskadi                            15.29
14 Grupo Nicolas Mateos                         20.58